February 8, 2018 9:52am ESTFebruary 8, 2018 9:51am ESTThe Cavs could be desperate enough to make a trade for Clippers center DeAndre Jordan, even if it costs them their prized draft pick.Clippers center DeAndre Jordan(Getty Images)

After completing one trade ahead of Thursday’s deadline, sending forward Nikola Mirotic to New Orleans, the Bulls remain active as they seek to bolster their rebuilding effort with draft picks and/or young players.

Sources told SN that one player who has drawn significant interest has been wing Justin Holiday, currently averaging a career-high 13.4 points and making 37.7 percent of his 3s. Holiday is on a reasonable contract — he is owed $4.4 million next season — and his ability to shoot and defend the perimeter has made him a potential target for playoff teams like Boston, Minnesota and Oklahoma City.

As has become a common theme here in the NBA’s trading season, the Bulls would like to get a first-rounder for Holiday, but teams are wary of paying that price. Chicago does have an advantage, able to absorb unwanted salary with its $18 million in cap space.

The Bulls have also made Robin Lopez available, and even if they don’t wind up parting with either player, they could be a factor in potential deals as a facilitating third team because of their salary situation.

Latest Cavs trade rumors

As the deadline nears, all eyes remain on Cleveland, with the Cavs still wary of parting with the Nets' draft pick they obtained from the Celtics as part of the Kyrie Irving deal. For much of the year, the Cavs have let teams know that the pick has been off limits, though most around the league felt that Cleveland would have to change its stance if things got desperate.

And in Cleveland, things are desperate. The Cavs are zeroing in on a potential DeAndre Jordan trade with the Clippers, even if it will cost them the pick.

Helping the Cavs’ cause has been the way Brooklyn has collapsed lately. Back on Jan. 3, the Nets were only eight games below .500 and slated to have the No. 10 pick in June. Brooklyn has gone 4-14 since then, and have moved up to No. 8 — just one game off the mark for the league’s worst record.

"There was some concern because Brooklyn is a team that plays hard and wasn’t as bad as everyone thought, at least in terms of their record," one league executive said. "But things have come into line just in time for Cleveland, and now if you move that pick, it’s got a pretty good shot at winding up in the top five. It’s a more attractive chip."

Latest Trail Blazers trade rumors

The Trail Blazers are back from a dud of a road trip, in which they lost all three games against East teams, and that has put their playoff hopes on shakier ground than they’d like. Still, as Thursday’s trade deadline approaches, Portland is not looking at a major move — not yet, at least.

Teams have come around asking about the possibility of a deal for budding star guard C.J. McCollum, but Portland has routinely rejected those discussions. McCollum is averaging 21.8 points and making 42.5 percent of his 3s. He and backcourt mate Damian Lillard combine to make $50 million-$60 million over the next three seasons, which accounts for more than half the team’s cap space.

Executives around the league told SN that McCollum will continue to be a target in the offseason, especially if the team struggles to make the playoffs or falls out of the picture altogether.

"They have a lot invested in those two guys [McCollum and Lillard], and if they’re not making progress, they’re going to get a lot of good offers," one general manager said. "They are excited about [forward] Zach Collins, but they need help at the forward spots long-term. And everyone likes C.J. McCollum."